It's the season for merriment: food, drink, glitter, and candles! So many people stock up on their favorite holiday scents during this time yet those warm, cozy smells are secretly unhealthy for our bodies. Store bought candles can contain paraffin, a petroleum by-product. And their heavenly aromas are actually synthetically derived scents labeled as "fragrance"… Continue reading Like a Moth to a Flame
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Salty Soaks
Making your own bath salts is super easy. Plus, it's fun to customize them to your current needs. Your skin is your largest organ in your body. A hot soak with bath salts softens skin, improves circulation, eases muscle aches, detoxifies, and is just plain relaxing. I made a recent batch with these four main… Continue reading Salty Soaks
One Last Time with Peppermint
This holiday season, many of my baking recipes have combined chocolate and peppermint. I find they are the perfect flavor blend for the weeks in December. Using my Peppermint Vitality Oil from Young Living, I simply add 2 or 3 drops to my chocolate batter to instantly add that cooling minty flavor. I decided to… Continue reading One Last Time with Peppermint
The Pink Lily Pad and Two Tadpoles 